March of Dimes annual ‘Nurse of the Year’ awards banquet is Nov. 22

MAT-SU — The March of Dimes Alaska Chapter is pleased to announce the following nurses have been nominated for the prestigious Nurse of the Year Awards. This is the 10th anniversary and every nurse who is nominated is a nurse to be celebrated. The Nurse of the Year Awards Banquet is Nov. 22 at the Egan Center in Anchorage. This year there are 101 nurses nominated from Alaska in 13 categories.

The following have been nominated from Mat-Su Regional Medical Center:

Rising Star Kailyn Beetch; Friend of Nursing James Bunch; Improving and Innovating Kris Done; Improving and Innovating Lorrie Dreese; Improving and Innovating Nancy Eyraud; Patient and Family Centered Care Jamie Heffner; Rising Star Jerry Houser; Mentoring April Laliberte; Educator Lisa Marsden; Improving and Innovating Jennifer Moore; Friend of Nursing Kirsten Nelson; Distinquished Nurse of the Year Linda Olson; Patient and Family Centered Care Tasha Peterman; Advanced Practice Shawn Roberts, NP; Improving and Innovating Ronda Samuelson; Spirit of Nursing Lisa Schmauch; Friend of Nursing Dr. Jeff Simerville; Friend of Nursing Sarah Smith; Improving and Innovating Deborah Swan; Leadership Jess Tuell; Spirit of Nursing Paula Kreiss; and Friend of Nursing, Dr. Ben Marvin

For more information contact JOdgers@marchofdimes.com.

Janie Odgers is director for the March of Dimes Alaska Chapter.